when things go wrong on the battlefield, is this how russia responds? this was not a military target, this is where ordinary people lived, where they were sleeping. from dawn, rescue workers looked for survivors among five floors of smouldering wreckage. it s not known how many people died here. this is the very centre of zaporizhzhia, we are not that far from russian controlled territory here and it s not unusual for explosions to be heard in and around the city. but for an entire apartment building like that to be demolished, that is unusual and shocking. they know what war looks and sounds like, but they re stunned. and furious. translation: i have no words, it really hurts, and it s going to hurt even when i m gone. i will never forgive russia for this. i won t. we shouldn t forgive russia for killing our children we should take revenge and take it
on the battlefield, is this how russia responds? this was not a military target. this is where ordinary people lived, where they were sleeping. from dawn, rescue workers looked for survivors among five floors of smouldering wreckage. it s not known how many people died here. this is the very centre of zaporizhzhia. we re not that far from russian controlled territory here and it s not unusual for explosions to be heard in and around the city. but for an entire apartment building like that to be demolished, that is unusual and shocking. they know what war looks and sounds like, but they re stunned. and furious. translation: i have no words. it really hurts, and it s going to hurt even when i m gone. i will never forgive russia for this. i won t. we shouldn t forgive russia for killing our children. we should take revenge and take it to the end.
of pre dawn attacks. kyiv says the strikes were deliberately aimed at residential buildings. the city, close to the front line, is the capital of one of the regions that russia has illegally tried to annexe though the city itself is still in ukrainian hands. the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, europe s largest, is nearby, in an area controlled by moscow. the missile strikes came as the ukrainian army continues to make dramatic progress against russian forces in the east and south of the country. 0ur correspondent paul adams reports from zaporizhia. when things go wrong on the battlefield, is this how russia responds? this was not a military target. this is where ordinary people lived, where they were sleeping. from dawn, rescue workers looked for survivors among five floors of smouldering wreckage. it s not known how many people died here. this is the very centre of zaporizhzhia. we re not that far from russian controlled territory
missiles have struck the ukrainiain city of zaporizhzhia, killing at least one person and leaving others trapped under rubble, according to the regional governor. multiple explosions damaged residential buildings and infrastructure. zaporizhzhia is the capital of one of the regions illegally annexed by russia, but russia has not commented. our correspondent paul adams reports now from zaporizhia. when things go wrong on the battlefield, is this how russia responds? this was not a military target, this is where ordinary people lived, where they were sleeping. from dawn, rescue workers looked for survivors among five floors of smouldering wreckage. it s not known how many people died here. this is the very centre of zaporizhzhia, we are not that far from russian controlled territory here, and it s not unusual for explosions to be heard in and around the city. but for an entire apartment building like that to be demolished, that is unusual and shocking. they know what war looks and sounds
constitute a war crime. the attack happened in kremenchuk, in central ukraine, a long way from the front line. the governor of the city said it was unlikely many survivors would be found in the rubble, because the fire was so big. 0ur correspondent nick beake hasjust arrived in kremenchuk and has this update. this is the smouldering wreckage of russia s latest attack a shopping centre, although it s barely recognisable, tonight. as those g7 leaders were meeting, president putin was sending his own message, and his missiles were hitting ukrainian civilians. i ve got to warn you there are some flashing images and also some details in my report that you might find distressing. this inferno is not a ukrainian military target. it s a ukrainian shopping centre. no weapons here, just families. these were the bewildering minutes after russia s latest devastating missile attack